Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX : Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	2,933.6	2,955.4	2,977.9	2,996.9	3,012.6	3,028.8	3,003.0	3,024.0	3,034.8	3,052.3	3,079.2	3,092.9	3,016.0
2013	3,040.9	3,064.7	3,078.3	(P) 3,101.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	158.7	160.7	163.0	164.5	167.5	171.1	172.0	173.5	172.8	175.1	177.4	175.4	169.3
2013	174.7	178.5	181.6	(P) 183.8
Manufacturing
2012	255.4	256.5	257.0	256.9	254.3	256.2	259.0	259.3	258.9	258.2	257.1	258.0	257.2
2013	255.8	255.7	254.9	(P) 254.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	609.3	607.5	610.8	613.3	617.3	621.3	620.4	624.7	622.4	624.2	636.2	646.2	621.1
2013	628.2	625.6	628.4	(P) 635.4
Information
2012	78.0	77.9	77.8	78.0	78.0	78.3	77.7	77.4	77.0	77.3	77.7	77.5	77.7
2013	77.1	76.4	76.5	(P) 76.9
Financial Activities
2012	238.9	240.4	241.4	242.0	242.9	244.9	244.7	245.0	244.9	245.9	246.5	247.0	243.7
2013	247.4	248.5	251.0	(P) 250.3
Professional & Business Services
2012	451.9	456.8	462.5	467.3	470.9	474.5	470.1	478.0	479.0	482.1	485.3	487.6	472.2
2013	474.7	482.5	485.5	(P) 491.6
Educational & Health Services
2012	368.7	372.2	374.4	376.3	377.5	378.0	376.8	380.3	382.0	385.9	389.9	390.7	379.4
2013	386.5	385.7	386.9	(P) 390.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	283.1	287.8	294.2	300.9	304.7	310.7	305.0	307.6	305.6	304.2	306.7	307.5	301.5
2013	303.0	307.9	309.8	(P) 313.7
Other Services
2012	104.9	105.4	106.3	107.1	107.8	109.5	108.4	108.5	107.9	107.9	108.6	109.3	107.6
2013	107.5	109.2	109.0	(P) 109.6
Government
2012	384.7	390.2	390.5	390.6	391.7	384.3	368.9	369.7	384.3	391.5	393.8	393.7	386.2
2013	386.0	394.7	394.7	(P) 395.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 3,298,916	(1) 3,309,931	(1) 3,317,169	(1) 3,316,389	(1) 3,332,768	(1) 3,354,986	(1) 3,352,556	(1) 3,340,703	(1) 3,352,421	(1) 3,364,532	(1) 3,365,578	(1) 3,369,037	(1) 3,339,582
2013	3,372,878	3,371,740	(P) 3,377,288
Employment
2012	(1) 3,056,929	(1) 3,072,576	(1) 3,085,972	(1) 3,101,397	(1) 3,108,023	(1) 3,110,010	(1) 3,110,775	(1) 3,112,705	(1) 3,143,067	(1) 3,159,100	(1) 3,169,073	(1) 3,172,380	(1) 3,116,834
2013	3,145,646	3,159,238	(P) 3,168,538
Unemployment
2012	(1) 241,987	(1) 237,355	(1) 231,197	(1) 214,992	(1) 224,745	(1) 244,976	(1) 241,781	(1) 227,998	(1) 209,354	(1) 205,432	(1) 196,505	(1) 196,657	(1) 222,748
2013	227,232	212,502	(P) 208,750
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.2	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.2	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.1	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.8	(1) 6.7
2013	6.7	6.3	(P) 6.2
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

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